\u201cThey want to make a deal, I\u2019m not satisfied with it, so we\u2019ll see what happens,\u201d the US president told reporters. <\/p>\n
Later in the night, during an event at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, Trump questioned whether or not he even wanted to reach a deal. <\/p>\n
\u201cI’m so busy with the Iranians calling trying to make a good deal and we’re not going to let that happen. They’ve got to make a bad deal. Maybe we’re better off not making a deal at all,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Despite all the talk of deals and ongoing negotiations, Trump sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday declaring that the \u201chostilities that began on Saturday, February 28, have terminated\u201d. <\/p>\n
The message effectively skirted a 60-day deadline the president faced on Friday, which required him to gain congressional approval to continue the conflict with Iran<\/a>. <\/p>\n “Despite the success of United States operations against the Iranian regime and continued efforts to secure a lasting peace, the threat posed by Iran to the United States and our Armed Forces remains significant,” he added.<\/p>\n This came after the president told reporters earlier in the day that he was \u201cnot happy\u201d with the latest proposal for peace from Iran, outlining options to either \u201cblast them away or make a deal\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump: ‘You cannot give Iran a nuclear weapon’<\/p>\n On Friday, President Donald Trump told a crowd in Florida that \u201cyou cannot give Iran a nuclear weapon,\u201d insisting that Tehran would immediately use it against Israel and others.<\/p>\n \u201cThey would use it on a place called Israel very quickly, and they would use it in the Middle East, and they\u2019d use it in Europe. And I guess we\u2019d be next.\u201d<\/p>\n Arpan Rai2 May 2026 05:34<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch: Trump says he thinks it\u2019s ‘treasonous’ to say US is not winning war in IranTrump says he thinks it\u2019s ‘treasonous’ to say US is not winning war in Iran<\/p>\n Arpan Rai2 May 2026 05:25<\/p>\n <\/a>What are Trump\u2019s options for Iran after \u2018final blow\u2019 briefing?<\/p>\n Sources with knowledge of the discussions told Axios<\/a> that US Central Command has drawn up a plan for a \u201cshort and powerful\u201d wave of strikes on Iran, likely including infrastructure targets.<\/p>\n Other options reportedly under consideration were taking over part of the Strait of Hormuz in an operation that could see the deployment of ground forces.<\/p>\n Arpan Rai2 May 2026 05:15<\/p>\n <\/a>New report claims majority of US bases in the Middle East were damaged by Iran<\/p>\n A source speaking to CNN said that they\u2019d \u201cnever seen anything like this before.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThese are rapid, targeted strikes with [advanced] technology,\u201d the source reportedly told the network.<\/p>\n Arpan Rai2 May 2026 05:10<\/p>\n <\/a>US Treasury warns shippers not to pay Hormuz tolls, even in form of charity<\/p>\n Any shippers paying \u200btolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organisations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, are \u2060at risk of punitive sanctions, the US Treasury warned on Friday.<\/p>\n Tehran has proposed fees or tolls on vessels \u2060passing through the Strait, as part of proposals \u200bto \u2060end the war with \u200cIsrael and the United States.<\/p>\n The advisory, from Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, said the US is \u200caware of Iranian threats to \u200cshipping and demands for payments to receive safe passage through the Strait.<\/p>\n The warning came as Iran sent its latest proposal for negotiations \u2060with the US to Pakistani mediators, a move that could improve prospects for breaking an impasse in efforts to end the Iran war.<\/p>\n OFAC said demands may include several payment options, including fiat currency, digital assets, offsets, informal swaps, or other in-kind payments, \u200csuch as nominally charitable donations made to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Bonyad Mostazafan, or \u200cIranian embassy accounts.<\/p>\n \u201cOFAC is \u2060issuing this alert to warn US and \u2060non-US persons about the sanctions risks of making these payments to, or \u200csoliciting guarantees \u200bfrom, the Iranian regime \u200cfor safe passage,” it said.<\/p>\n “These \u200brisks exist regardless of payment method.”<\/p>\n Arpan Rai2 May 2026 05:05<\/p>\n <\/a>At least 14 Revolutionary Guard members killed after leftover bombs explode – report<\/p>\n An explosion of leftover bombs from strikes during the US-Israeli war against Iran killed 14 members of the Revolutionary Guard, Iranian media reported Friday.<\/p>\n A report by the Nournews website, believed to be close to Iran’s security apparatus, said the explosion happened near the northern city of Zanjan, northwest of Tehran.<\/p>\n It was the largest number of Revolutionary Guard members reported to be killed since the ceasefire began on 7 April. The report said the ammunition included cluster bombs and air mines dropped during the fighting.<\/p>\n Arpan Rai2 May 2026 05:04<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump rejects Iran’s new proposal for negotiations<\/p>\n On Friday, Iranian state \u2060news agency IRNA said Tehran had sent its latest proposal for negotiations with \u200bthe \u2060US to Pakistani mediators. Trump swiftly rejected it.<\/p>\n The president formally notified Congress of the conflict 48 hours after the first airstrikes two months ago, starting the 60-day clock that ends 1 May.<\/p>\n As the date approached, congressional aides and analysts \u2060said they expected the Republican president to sidestep the deadline.<\/p>\n A senior Trump administration official had said on Thursday the administration’s view \u200bwas that \u2060the war powers law deadline did not apply.<\/p>\n Trump said \u200che considered the war powers law unconstitutional. Both Republican and Democratic presidents have contended the measure violated the Constitution because it sets limits on the president’s powers as commander-in-chief.<\/p>\n Legal experts say the matter has not been decided by the courts.<\/p>\n “We had a ceasefire, so \u200cthat gives you additional time,” Trump said before leaving Washington for Florida.<\/p>\n Arpan Rai2 May 2026 04:56<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump claims US has destroyed ’85 percent’ of Iran’s missile manufacturing power<\/p>\n President Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters in Florida that the US military has destroyed \u201c85 percent\u201d of Iran\u2019s missile manufacturing capacity, and \u201cmost\u201d of the nation\u2019s drone capacity.<\/p>\n \u201cBut again, their military – they have some missiles left. They have some missile making capacity left. We’ve knocked out about 85 percent of their manufacturing capacity for new missiles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe knocked out most of their drone making factories, but they have some drone capacity left.\u201d<\/p>\n Arpan Rai2 May 2026 04:48<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-05-02T001144Z_2041830209_RC2O0LAPZP0H_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP.jpg\")
(Reuters)<\/p>\n